Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems have exciting career opportunities for a Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer in all disciplines to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The positions are located in Huntsville, AL.

Essential Functions

The positions are for several new programs across multiple disciplines including Modeling & Simulations/ Algorithm/ Reliability/Safety/Requirements & Verification. 

Job Responsibilities:

Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

• Support technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and effectiveness analyses for total systems.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor of Science with 5 years of experience; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.
• Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor of Science with 9 years of experience; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD secret level.
• Knowledge of Systems engineering principles and processes
• Demonstrated experience quickly learning new concepts and approaches.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts.
• Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers and customers

Salary Range: $95,100 USD - $142,700 USD

Salary Range 2: $117,900 USD - $176,900 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.